trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoUsually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now...lemmy.mlimagemessage-square228fedilinkarrow-up1696arrow-down121
arrow-up1675arrow-down1imageUsually connect to Walmart's WiFi but they changed their policy I guess, won't be doing that now...lemmy.mltrippingonthewire@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square228fedilink
minus-squaregullible@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down2·11 months agoYour phone simply being in the store with Wi-Fi enabled makes you personally identifiable. A request for your email when they have your location, shopping habits, taste in electronics, estimated address, browsing habits, and your full appearance isn’t shocking. That no one has pointed this out yet is a bit eye opening.
minus-squareᗪᗩᗰᑎ@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·11 months agoMac address randomization has been enabled by default since Android 10. I would assume iPhone does something similar.
minus-squareLinus_Torvalds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoOh, ok. Thanks for linking it! :)
minus-squarewreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoPer-network, though, not per-connection.
minus-squaregullible@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoiOS requires each network to individually be randomized, there’s no singular setting, unfortunately.
minus-squareDocBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-210 months agodeleted by creator
minus-squareNumber1SummerJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoBuy RFID/NFC shields for all your tap cards in your wallet, these can be used to track your presence
minus-squareashtrix@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThat was an interesting read. Didn’t know stores were doing that.
Your phone simply being in the store with Wi-Fi enabled makes you personally identifiable. A request for your email when they have your location, shopping habits, taste in electronics, estimated address, browsing habits, and your full appearance isn’t shocking. That no one has pointed this out yet is a bit eye opening.
Mac address randomization has been enabled by default since Android 10. I would assume iPhone does something similar.
Oh, ok. Thanks for linking it! :)
Per-network, though, not per-connection.
iOS requires each network to individually be randomized, there’s no singular setting, unfortunately.
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Buy RFID/NFC shields for all your tap cards in your wallet, these can be used to track your presence
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That was an interesting read. Didn’t know stores were doing that.